Bread-board and holder.



No. 629,4!6. Patented July 25, was

H. J. ABERNATHY.

BREAD BOARD AND HOLDER. (Application filed Apr. 10, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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I HENRY J. ABERNATHY, OF SOOORRO, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HERSOHEL L. MAYBERY, OF PATTERSON, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

BREAD-BOARD: AND HOLDER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,416, dated J 111; 25, 1899-.

1 Application filed April 10, 1899. Serial No. 712,487. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. ABERNATHY, a resident of Socorro, in the county of Socorro and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bread-Boards and Holders and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to bread and pastry boards and supporting-holders therefor, and

shown, to constitute a chute to guide falling flour, dough fragments, or other refuse material into a removable receptacle 4, which is supported upon brackets 5. The holder is closed in the rear above the chute, as represented, and partially closed in front by a board 6.

6' is a cross-bar contiguous the front board 6. Its upper front is closed by a curtain 7, consisting in the present instance of slats 8, fastened to a cloth 8 or other flexible backing.

9 9 denote grooves in the side pieces of the holder and extending from the front inclosing board 6 to a cross-bar 10,situated in the back part of the holder. This bar acts as a stop for the curtain when raised in front and lowered behind, as required when the holder is opened for the use of the bread-board. When closed, the curtain is stopped in front by the bar 6'.

11 denotes screw-holes to receive screws for fastening the holder to a wall or other support.

12 denotes a rack or shelf adapted to hold a rolling-pin, cutter, and other articles.

The bread-board is indicated by 13, and 14 denotes a handle therefor. 15 are cleats sea cured to the ends of this board tostrengthen the same. They are cut away at 16 to provide slots to receive a rod 17, fixed in the side pi'ecesof the holder. The slots may be formed entirely in the cleats. When not in use, the board is hung upon this rod by means of its cleats, and it is of such length that at such time its lower edge closes the dischargeopening between the inclined cross-pieces 3. The rod is removable to permit removal of the board for washing, drying, or sunning. The board is moved to an operative situation 6 5 by means of its handle 14. To e'fiect this, the board is raised and turned about the rod until its rear part is stopped by the bar 10. The board then rests directly on the rod and by its cleats upon the front board 6.

The front end of the curtain in its open situation is stopped by its knot 19 engaging the strip 20, which may be used to cover the lower edgeof the cover 2, which latter may conveniently be made of sheet metal bent to the form shown and tacked to the upper ends of the side pieces.

The side strips 21 finish the front of the hold er and in part inclose the curtain-grooves.

It will be understood that when not in use the board is inclosed by the curtain and holder, which exclude flies and dust. The board at such time also closes the dischargeopening, as before stated. Implements placed on the rack and the entire interior of the frame are also protected.

The holder can be detachably secured to any suitable support, and the board can be easily and quickly moved to an operative situation, when it is firmly supported. 90,

If desired, the side pieces of the holder can be made to rest on a shelf, floor, or other support,and obviously their length can be varied, as also can be the dimensions of the whole structure and of its various parts. A holder 5 six inches in depth has been found very suit able.

It will be readily understood that the improved board and holder will not require the use of a table and that such article will be left free for other uses. Flour or other material cannot be accidentally thrown from the board While in use except in front, which of course can be easily guarded. Materials ad hering to the board can be easily loosened and deposited in the receptacle 4 without danger of being thrown on the floor, as in brushing such material from a board or table.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is+'- 1, A bread-board holder having a dischargeopening at its lower end, and a bread-board inovably supported within said holder, said board when in ino erative situation bein D adapted to entirely close the discharge-opening. V

2. A bread-board holder having an opening in its front portion a movable closure for said opening, a bread-board supported within the holder, and a cross-bar secured to the holder and serving as a limit for the movement of HENRY J. ABERNATHY,

Witnesses:

ALFRED E. HOWELL, EMERSON SMART, 

